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 Created about 1 year ago
I have been diabetic for 13 years now, since I was 19 and I am sure I have made some pretty bad diabetes habits. I was wondering . .
1) Do you change your lanset after every test?
2) If you are on muliple daily injections, do you use a new needle every time?
3) How often do you have hypos?
4) What do you tell your young kids/What did you tell your kids when they were young about being diabetic?
5) Do you shoot up in public or do you excuse yourself? What about in front of spouses/family?
Okay, I am really looking for input. I don't know anyone personally who is diabetic and feeling kind of alone. I appreciate your input!
Just in case you are curious, here are my answers:
1) Do you change your lanset after every test? No way, maybe once a week, if I remember
2) If you are on muliple daily injections, do you you a new needle every time? No, am I gross? feel free to tell m I am, I change needles once a day usually. (I am on three shots a day of humalog)
3) How often do you have hypos? Serve hypos, like under 40, maybe once a month. 50-75 about 5 times a week
4) What do you tell your young kids/What did you tell your kids when they were young about being diabetic? I have a three year old and it seems I have been telling her the same thing for 6 months, just that I need medicine to eat and stay strong, it doesn't seem like I am aswering enough to satisfy her.
5) Do you shoot up in public or do you excuse yourself? What about in front of spouses/family? My husband really doesn't like the idea of me injecting near the table. Out I always go to the bathroom and at home I usually step away so he can't see. I think he is being a little unrealistic.
Thanks!
Christine
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Created about 1 year ago
hi there christine in answer to your questions-
1. i have a multiclix lancet so i have to change my lancet every time.
2. i change my needle every time as there's nothing worse than feeling sore during and after an injection.
3. on the question of hypo's they are quite rare maybe only one or two a month.
4. we dont have children.
5. injecting in front of my wife is fine but out in public in a (restaurant) i usually go to the loo.
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Created about 1 year ago
Dear Christine;
In answering your questions. No I don't change my lancet every time I test my sugars.I usually have 4 injections a day. I have a pen for my novolg, I don't usually change the needles but every couple of days. I use one hypo a day for my Lantus. I have a young daughter. I tell her that I need to take shots to make me better. She really dosen't ask me a lot about my diabetes. I usually inject myself in my car,if I'm out doing things. ometimes I do go to the bathroom.
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Created about 1 year ago
Hey Christine
1- No, maybe every month , u reminded me btw
2- No, maybe every 3 days
3- sharp hypos like under 40 maybe one time every 3 weeks , hypos from 70-50 around 3 times per week
4- Well , Im almost 20 y o , and ive ben diagnosed since i was 7 , so it was hard for me an ma parents ddn say it to me even smoothly or something no jus like a fact , ya it was hard
5- never ever with any one , totally alone , and i guess that your husband is quite right
Hope i helped
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Created about 1 year ago
Christine, It seems like we have some things in common! I have a six year old - and she's really smart. It makes it hard to know how much to tell her - not too much and not too little!
OK - questions. Oh, and I'm certainly not advocating any of my "bad diabetic" behaviors - but I do what works for me :)
1) Do you change your lanset after every test?  Ummm.. NO. I change about once ever 4 months, probably... At some point, the lancet gets TOO dull, so I change.
2) If you are on muliple daily injections, do you use a new needle every time? *laugh* No. I've used one until the numbers faded off - then guessed for a while. *sigh* THAT I dont' recommend! However, I've used them repeatedly until they get too dull - and though the "good diabetics" will tell you that you're getting little slivers of metal in your skin, I've yet to set off a metal detector! 22 years and counting!
3) How often do you have hypos? Seldom - I HATE going low, so I've let my sugars stay a little high. BAD idea, I know. I'm just now startign to get better control. However, if the docs would let us get gradually better control, rather than tellign us to go for 60 - 90 right off the bat, I think more diabetics would get better control sooner in their disease (rather than doing what I did and saying, "If i'm going to have to feel like this all the time, I just won't do it." If you're sugars are lowered gradually, being at 70 isn't so bad - but going from 250 to 70 is really hard to handle!
4) What do you tell your young kids/What did you tell your kids when they were young about being diabetic? I explained to my little one that my body has diabetes - a name for when your body doesn't process it's food normally. To make my body do what her body does naturally, I have to take insulin (by shot) and medicines, as well as see my doctors to help me stay healthy. So far, this has worked pretty well. I know she'll eventually hear the horror stories about "Uncle Fred" and his diabetes and how he lost a foot and went blind and went on dialysis, etc- but for NOW, in her formative years, I can make this sound very normal and matter-of-fact. When she hears the horror stories, I can counter them with examples of diabetics who drive race cars or become Mr. Universe. :) Drop me a note sometime, if you'd like. I love to hear about how other moms handle these issues... 
5) Do you shoot up in public or do you excuse yourself? What about in front of spouses/family? Yes, I inject at the table. I used to hide in restrooms when I was much younger - but now, I see this as somethign I HAVE to do to live. I will warn friends or family, if they are squeamish, so they can turn their heads. If anyone should walk away while I inject - I think it should be the one who has the issue with it. I didn't ask for this. I don't have a choice to inject or not to inject. I think I'm sounding kinda confrontational... but I really have seldom had any problem with it... most everyone in my family/friends is understanding about my diabetes and wants me to stay in good control. Heheh... I'm not as much fun to be around when I'm high or low! :)
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Created about 1 year ago
1) No. In fact, I only change once a month, or less. I'm terrible - gross!
2) Not on injections, but when I was, I'd only use a needle 2 times, max. (They're not cheap!)
3) Twice a week avg. (Non-severe)
4) Don't have kids.
5) Before I was on the insulin pump, I was embarrassed about shooting up in public. However I was young then, and I think I'd be less worried now - although, I wouldn't be inclined to do it in front of a group of people or at a restaurant. (Besides, it used to give me a bit of a chuckle when a stranger would looked shocked, as if I'd just injected heroin - ha!)
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Created 12 months ago
hi i have have had diabetes since i was two, 49 years ago, i have 5 injections aday, but use only 2 needles, hypos i can't say as i have lost my hypo awareness, when my boys were younger i talked about my diabetes to them i also injected in front of them, this was because this is apart of who i am and my boys had to know about all aspects of diabetes, you would never know when a hypo would come and if the boys got used to it they would know what to do.maybe i was right or wrong but they have grown up to be understanding of all peoples needs, and that i'm proud.
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